For almost 30 years, PRI has been working in the field of criminal justice and penal reform at national, regional and international levels. Please explore the timeline below for highlights from our work.

Timeline

1994

1994

1994

PRI projects are run in over 30 countries around the world, including in South Asia and Latin America.

1993

1993

1993

PRI begins working with local partners in sub-Saharan Africa, planning a hostel for released prisoners in Kenya and Tanzania, and a programme of community service in Zimbabwe as an alternative to custody.

1992

PRI supports prisoners on death row in the Caribbean.

1990

1990

1990

PRI registers as an association in the Netherlands with specific objectives to address the overuse of incarceration and its effects, eliminate discrimination in access to justice, and work for the abolition of the death penalty.

1989

1989

1989

First steps are taken to establish PRI by an international group of criminal justice and human rights activists, inspired by change brought about by the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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